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Acetone is the organic compound with the formula OC(CH3)2. The molecular shape of acetone makes it able to disolve many materials including plastics. This colorless, mobile, flammable liquid is the simplest example of the ketones. It is typically the solvent of choice for cleaning purposes in the laboratory owing to the fact that acetone is miscible with water, it is the solvent of choice for cleaning purposes in the laboratory. It is a common solvent for rinsing laboratory glassware because of its low cost, volatility, and ability to dissolve water. For similar reasons, acetone is also used as a drying agent.
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∙ 16y agoAcetone is an organic solvent, but sometimes it may not be a good choice. Most cases where it would be rejected as a solvent would be because it may react with the solute (e.g. primary amines).
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What are types of solvents for plant extraction?
Plants material contains Organic compounds along with salts and water, some organic compounds are polar and soluble in ethyl alcohol or ethyl acetate but some are non polar and soluble in ether or hexane, so two types of solvents may be used for plants extraction, the best way is to use non polar solvent first and extract the non polar compounds then use the polar solvent and extract the polar compounds.
What is the reaction of polystyrene and acetone?
The mixture of Polystyrene and Acetone results in the creation of a sticky residue as the Polystyrene beads dissolve into the Acetone. You can use Nail polish remover with Acetone. However, the chemical reaction occurs at a much more rapid pace with pure Acetone.
Will rubbing alcohol dissolve super glue from glass?
No. You need to uses acetone. It is a solvent for that type of glue. You can also use a razor blade on glass.
Why is water not the best solvent to use in paper chromatography?
acetone or butanol That totally depends on the solute you are trying to separate. Methylene Chloride generally works much better as an all around solvent due to its mild polarity and organic functional groups. Acetone won't work at all if you have 2 polar solutes. They will travel with the solvent front and not separate at all! In other words, it depends on your solute. Cheers, Ty
How do you remove superglue from eye glasses?
Use acetone. If you don't have acetone, use nail polish remover. It has acetone in it.
What is the common use of Acetone that is found in tobacco?
acetone is a solvent. and example of a common use is nail polish remover.
What is the common use of Acetone that is found in tobacco.?
acetone is a solvent. and example of a common use is nail polish remover.
Why do marker colors on paper towels when put in water not combine?
Because the dyes in ink are sparingly soluble in water, as they are organic dues. The solvent used in ink is Acetone (Propanone). to make them 'Combine' you would need to use an acetone solvent. However, due to its toxicity and combustibility i don't recommend it.
Do drug users use acetone?
They might use acetone as a solvent, but they'd better not ingest it if they want to stay alive!
How many styrofoam peanuts will dissolve in acetone?
The solvent in the acetone( mostly found in polish remover) will allow the styrofoam to melt.
Can acetone be used to remove oil?
No, acetone is not a solvent for oil. If motor oil or similar, use gasoline first, then Goof-Off to finish.
Why use 80 percent acetone as a solvent in extraction of chlorophyll?
because many plant constituents are soluble in 80% alcohol
What can you use instead of nail polish thinner to thin out nail polish?
Looking at the various material safety data sheets (MSDS) in proprietary nail polish thinner, they all seem to be proprietary formulations with varying amounts of a range of "organic chemical" solvents including: acetone; ethyl acetate; butyl acetate; methyl ethyl ketone; hexane; etc. So the best solvent would be a proprietary nail lacquer thinner. Other options include: solvent acetone; paint thinner; shellite. (I use acetone and it seems to work fine.)
What are types of solvents for plant extraction?
Plants material contains Organic compounds along with salts and water, some organic compounds are polar and soluble in ethyl alcohol or ethyl acetate but some are non polar and soluble in ether or hexane, so two types of solvents may be used for plants extraction, the best way is to use non polar solvent first and extract the non polar compounds then use the polar solvent and extract the polar compounds.
What is the reaction of polystyrene and acetone?
The mixture of Polystyrene and Acetone results in the creation of a sticky residue as the Polystyrene beads dissolve into the Acetone. You can use Nail polish remover with Acetone. However, the chemical reaction occurs at a much more rapid pace with pure Acetone.
What would you use as a blank or reference if the solutions were made using 80 percent acetone in water as the solvent rather than pure water explain why?
Blanks are made using the same solvent used in your solutions. So, in this case, you would use 80 percent acetone in water. Blanks allow you to see what parts of your results are due to the solvent and what parts are due to the solute. If you used pure water as your blank, it would not show the effect of the 80 percent acetone in water on your results.
What are 5 uses of aromatic compounds?
- as a organic solvent - as a food preservative - use as organic acid to stop growth of many organism
